Petrol stations, open on Xmas day?

Malt_Vinegar · 24 Dec 2009 at 21:02

I only fill my car up when its virtually empty, and need to to drive about 200 miles tommorrow.
I have about 50 or so miles left in the tank, and dont want to drive my car tonight, had a glass of wine, and dont like driving after any drinks at all.

So, should i go fill up tonight, or will I be ok to fill up on the motorway on my journey tommorrow?

Cheeers

iaind · 24 Dec 2009 at 21:03

Yup, a lot will be open, I worked in a town center one on xmas day once

If you're worried, call the station and ask

paradigm · 24 Dec 2009 at 21:03

I'd fill tonight. Not all stations are open on xmas day, and I'd not be wanting to pay the extortionate motorway pricing anyway. So I'd go to a local one, now.

Biohazard · 24 Dec 2009 at 21:03

anywhere open in morning?

Robzere31 · 24 Dec 2009 at 21:04

Services will be open as usual.

Lakeland · 24 Dec 2009 at 21:04

do you not have a pay at the pump station near by which you could fill up at in the morning

iaind · 24 Dec 2009 at 21:07

jaxon said:
do you not have a pay at the pump station near by which you could fill up at in the morning

They still need to be manned

jamoor · 24 Dec 2009 at 21:07

My local shell has never closed, ever!

I wonder why they have locks on the door?

paradigm · 24 Dec 2009 at 21:10

iaind said:
They still need to be manned

No they don't, I can fill at the local tesco when it's completely shut, lights off, no-one home.

iaind · 24 Dec 2009 at 21:12

paradigm said:
No they don't, I can fill at the local tesco when it's completely shut, lights off, no-one home.

Really!? Im sure there were rules saying they had to be monitored by a human being, at least there were when I worked in a petrol station a few years back

beermonster · 24 Dec 2009 at 21:14

paradigm said:
No they don't, I can fill at the local tesco when it's completely shut, lights off, no-one home.

Best time to do it, so many numpties at my local tesco don't know how to queue up at a filling station, rather than just joining a queue and waiting inline they think its fine to wait at the entrance of the forecourt to see where a space appears thus causing a huge tailback on to the shopping entrance road.

Dano · 24 Dec 2009 at 21:18

paradigm said:
No they don't, I can fill at the local tesco when it's completely shut, lights off, no-one home.

Not sure about that to be honest, probably somebody sat hidden away monitoring it via CCTV.

My place is open 24/7 over xmas and the new year, working xmas day 2-10 for triple time which is way better than the normal family arguments anyday

Malt_Vinegar · 24 Dec 2009 at 21:24

Wicked

Will fill up tommorrow

Thanks, i was sure there would be some open, but other people were scare-mongering!!

iaind · 24 Dec 2009 at 21:24

I'd only expect the small private ones to be closed to be honest

utajoker · 24 Dec 2009 at 21:27

shells mite be open but i dont think super markets will be unless they have pay at pump.

Dano · 24 Dec 2009 at 21:32

Malt_Vinegar said:
Wicked Will fill up tommorrow
Thanks, i was sure there would be some open, but other people were scare-mongering!!

I work in a BP station by the way and from what I can tell they'll all be open as per usual staff permitting.

rmuir · 24 Dec 2009 at 22:05

beermonster said:
Best time to do it, so many numpties at my local tesco don't know how to queue up at a filling station, rather than just joining a queue and waiting inline they think its fine to wait at the entrance of the forecourt to see where a space appears thus causing a huge tailback on to the shopping entrance road.

well said that man

i got dogs abuse recently for driving around the bloke parked in the entrance to my local shell station. Pulled up behind a car, waited about 3 minutes, moved forward and got out.. the numpty had decided to go to the pump next to me.

'hoi ********.. ever heard of xxxxxxx waiting?'

me '?'

'yeah... theres a xxxxxxx line there ya xxxxxxx xxxx, next time xxxxxxx wait ya xxxxxxx chump'

me ' eh ok... u need to chill out '

' xxxxxxx chill out???? u need a xxxxxxx slap, xxxx'

me ' ok...im here when your ready, off to pay now tho'

his wife was properly embarassed, to really wind him up, by the time i got to the till he was filling up so i told the cashier that he was on his phone, she shut his pump off.

beermonster · 24 Dec 2009 at 22:15

probably the same guy that hates people merging from 2 into 1 lanes and thinks your trying to out do him by gaining 5 metres of road space.

Dano · 24 Dec 2009 at 22:25

And the same cretin who parked at pump one for 45 minutes last week on our forecourt blocking an HGV from getting fuel, was suprised that the HGV driver didn't just push him out of the way.

rmuir · 24 Dec 2009 at 22:33

Dano said:
And the same cretin who parked at pump one for 45 minutes last week on our forecourt blocking an HGV from getting fuel, was suprised that the HGV driver didn't just push him out of the way.

Wow, brave guy to do that.

Certainly would have been warned at the filling station I worked at, some of the drivers that came thru there were.. characterful to say the least.